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信報月刋一篇使人反省及不安的文章 [複製鏈接]

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發表於 08-10-5 11:31 |顯示全部帖子 |倒序瀏覽 |打印
信報月刋今期十月號有一篇有關小學教育的文章。
題為"何處有仁?何處有義?-香港资優教育服務的再思"
論及聖公會聖米迦勒小學如何處理一件原本為"小事"的過程,一期講唔完,還要下期再續,值得找來讀讀。
讀名校不容易啊!
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發表於 08-10-5 11:40 |顯示全部帖子
剛剛上聖公會聖米迦勒小學的網站,文章中的林校長已離任,由一位關校長接任。

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發表於 08-10-5 15:13 |顯示全部帖子
是呀!最慘是好像是被刻意針對。

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發表於 08-10-7 23:58 |顯示全部帖子
Dear rtam,

非常同意你的看法,在現代這個人人都渴望能站在道德高地向"不公義"開火的年代,寬恕心的位置是真的不太在前。

我看要害還在升中要計 conduct 這部份,這可能是變成勢不兩立的主因,但在未知大结局(11月號才刋出)的現在,個人還是傾向同情小朋友,始终在大多數的相同情況下,學生會是弱勢社群。

另外,借用一下維基百科,老師的答案好像更要接近根本原因。

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair#Curly_hair_evolution

這個故事,暫時對我最大的兩個教訓是:

1. 不要隨便把人打翻在地,還再多加一腳;
2. 子女教育和品牌管理也同樣不易為。

真希望游先生(文章作者)的下集大結局是 happy ending. 游先生也不會就此成為教育 guru.

[ 本帖最後由 hogwarts 於 08-10-8 00:01 編輯 ]

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發表於 08-10-8 08:03 |顯示全部帖子
Hi rtam,

Happy ending and good lesson learned would be the best ending.  I trust Prof. You will write about what areas can be improved and what kind of training can be provied, so on and so forth, both for teachers and parents.

If Prof. is reading this, I hope he does not mind my joke on the guru part because other than everyone is gure now, already there are too many marketing strategies in our education system, rather than contents.  I trust he is going to write about contents in the November issue.

Just read a book about Finland's education system by a Taiwanese Ma, shall be a good read for our policy makers.

[ 本帖最後由 hogwarts 於 08-10-8 08:04 編輯 ]

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發表於 08-11-1 22:05 |顯示全部帖子

11月的信報月刋出來了, no happy ending.

文章看完了,再次概嘆世界还是灰色的,但這一定是 Liberal Studies 的好教材,就借用囝囝學校的 LS PowerPoint 來討論遊先生的文章:

LS helps students:
A: deepen their awareness of contemporary issues, and develop positive values

社会不断向前进,学校管理也一样,透明、公开、问责,是必然的好(也是惡),不管你喜歡不喜歡,不論你地位如何崇高,不計你曾作多大贡献,sorry,你有失誤(不一定大錯),被公众評头品足,甚至打翻在地,is part of yr pay.

有权不可用盡,不要隨便拿人开刀(包括正义人仕),多一点包涵,大概是所有有权(包括擁有道德高地之輩)的必需擁有的质數。

至於"资優教育"这个堂皇的 contemporary issue,是大家都要多加关心在意,但小麥爸也有点 "not my way is no way".

如果资源由我分配,窮孩子的 priority 一定要比资優生高一点。

B: broaden their knowledge base and perspectives

小麥爸就沒有 broaden the knowledge base, 整件事的起因,是大学學者看不起小学教師的学问, 还有是早早認定 Yahoo knowledge 一定是半桶水。 Wikipedia 如合得上大家法眼,老師的答案比小麥的答案 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair 就更接近 root cause 好多了,是否烦惱來自世上本無事,资優一定對呢?不得不佩服佛家的因果及共业論,及提醒世人要遠離"贪嗔痴"三毒。

如果真的要追求公义,双方(小麥爸及校方)是否都要向對方說一声"對不起"?

C: connect knowledge of different disciplines and strengthen their critical thinking skills

拉這么多部门落水又是否合理? 自问不是 想"飛黃騰達"之輩(遊先生颇喜歡把大家都定位),社會改革,有时真的急不來,而且今天對的,到了明天條件改變下,可以錯得交关。

又借囝囝学校 PowerPoint 來表達感想: "Critical thinking does not mean criticising everything".

最後,來一点 sarcastic 的结尾,這篇文章真的颇啓发思考,我真的因為这篇文章,希望多補底(支援弱勢学生)不要去拔尖(多花资源 for "gifted" children)。

果然不容易有 happy ending.

p.s. 遊先生会不会捐了兩期稿费去一间心仪的教育机構呢?

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發表於 08-11-2 13:11 |顯示全部帖子
紅字部份不是文章一部份,但文章的確不單拉了阿牛落水,還用"generalization"的手法,拉埋 St. Joseph's College PS 落水。下次喺街見到阿牛,一定问问佢。

當然事情永遠可以好"羅生門",這些不公平對侍學生的事,又真的可以無日無之。但文章寫到忠奸分明,使到我連"壞人"都同情起來了,所以很同意 seec 的看法,小麥爸在揮舞公義大棒之餘,應該還有空間自省一下,檢視一下自己的為人父母之道。

所以兩篇加埋起來,最"現代化"的信息是學校現在不能隨便擺弄學生。

還有林校長之被掉換(希望不要因此失業),也可算聖公會有處理問题,但是否合理又公正呢?就真是祇有當事人才知道了。

自己平日在孩子面前對信報推崇備至,現在都要提醒他甚麼文章都要多角度分析。並渴望游先生不會從此成為资優學生問题專家,跟着被委入這個、那個委員會去指點西東就好了。寫到這裡,最得益的恐怕是旁觀者的我了。

最後,相信北角聖米迦勒在新管理層帶领下可以持續進步。

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Hi rtam,

Ha ha, don't forget Prof You is a professor of Marketing.  There are other discussions on internet and one has praised Prof You as 一位媒體工作者願意不怕強權,將文章發表。  In my view, it is just 打落水狗 & no big deal because the 聖公會 had already changed the Principal of the school.

If I were risk manager of the school, I would come out and tell the other side of the story.  In the long history of the school, one or two mistakes won't be the end of the world.  Even the school's first reaction and handlings were far from reasonable and would cause serious damages to the child, the change of Principal, assuming as the result of this incident, demonstrated that the school board's firm hand to deal with the matter.  Admitting wrong doings, will make the school becoming the children's rightful role-model.

On the other hand, firing a machine gun from moral highground and killing a lot of by-standers and get fame, is equally evil.

Concerning HKEJ monthly, it is really disappointing that balance view is not taken seriously.  May be our kind of views are a little bit 反動 and not progressive in the 21st century.

Anyway, I have learned a few from the topic and becoming not supportive in directing resources to so-called "gifted" children programs.  天水圍 can do with one more library or there shall be more supports to students with financial difficulties.

Last but not less, 王應秋 is not a good scholar himself, he should teach his son to understand/learn more from the teacher's answer as his son's answer was really not the only or root cause.  

I hope all schools could learn from this lesson, and I trust that the principal and the teaching staff had already paid a heavy price for their stupid acts.  While our dear Prof. You, I hope, will not become a guru of our already chaotic education system.

[ 本帖最後由 hogwarts 於 08-11-2 22:45 編輯 ]

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發表於 09-1-27 21:11 |顯示全部帖子
Push the topic back for Mattsmum's info.

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果然是变成 never-ending story 了, 因为游教授又在他的信報月刋二月号地盤 update 了大家一下,他和他老友如何繼續「追尋公義之旅」!

因為不懂如何上载文章,請买信報月刋二月号,或有烦  im_cyt 网友可否再次幫助上载了。

在追看最新發展後,不禁有下面感慨:

1.  从孩子问守法不一定是好人一例,他好像越來越懂得问刁鑽问题,他的世界也好像越來黑白、勝負分明。

他也許不明白和不知道,在真正曾有見死不救事例之国度,正是不懂守法之祖国,在香港这个出鑽法律空子的雷曼事件之地,卻有多次因救人而犧牲自己性命之事例。这不幸变化,大人的鼓励,必不能脫責。辯才無礙,卻欠智慧及洞見之力,又如何?

2.  文章把 SKH 代表寫成好像胆大到,公然在教署代表面前,要用錢收买王某。不論真偽,讀文章致此,真是悲哀莫明。
最近读一小书,說及 insult, SKH 的沉默,我开始有點懂了:

"When a gentleman has been subjected to a conscious insult, either in public or in private, his response is simple.  Because he is a gentleman, he says nothing at all."

高 IQ,高道德標準,懂現代 marketing 的,大概会笑 gentlemanliness was just yesterday's fair dos.

3.  要恭喜游教授了,他又向 gifted education guru 之路,踏前一大步了。

4.  回到起点,王老爸还不知或不认萬事皆因"非洲太陽太过猛!",原來公義是由一個錯誤的認知开始。明天要给孩子好好補課!

总算知道:资優≠幸福 (其实本來想寫智慧、寬容、winwin 之類,但怕被歸入不公義及反资優一族,祇好寫幸福。)
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